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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22

1t is estimated that there are more than
10000 families in London with only one
room each 10 live in.
A Buffalo father, few days before the
Fourth, gave his l0years-old heir a IS bill
with which TO buy himself a pair of shoes,
hat and some fireworks. The patriotic
son brought home a 35-cent pair of shoes,
a l5-cent hat and "a 80 worth of fireworks
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22
agents Tor the New ! ORR Life
Brattleboro Vt, July a. 1855.
BraIIIebOrO BENEFIT for the Working
Girls soeietY

TableauN and music will b. given by the young
people OF Bratteboro at Crosby hall ou Friday
evening, July 18th, at s:15 O'Clock. Admission. -
cents; Reserved seats, r. cents The entertain
lnent is given for the benefit Of the Working Girls
Vacation Society, an organization which sends
away sewing and factory girls who in no other
way could obtain u needed vacation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22

The fifth summer nights concert by tn,
First Regiment band will be given at tn,
usual place next Wednesday evening will
the following program
l. March, "Sangerfest Steinhagen
?, Overture from bohemian Girl" Bale
3, Mexican Dance La Media Noche" Aviles
4, Wnltz,s. Edinburgh" Bonnisss.au
., Idyl. The Mil IN the Forest" Eilenberg
Description IA ndautinO. ON the brook The
singing Of birds -Alrgrrtto, Al the mill
where the rush Of the water and rattle Of the
mill is heard
6, Schuttische, Bellies and Beaux," Robinson
=, Finale. Perpetual Motion
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22

Alas, has it come to this 1t is temper
ance people and Quakers who are now
charged with being in league with the dy-
Mantle fend. Paramount Indiana, 10
miles south of Marion is a Quaker town
and has never had saloon. Recently Ira
Smith was granted a license by the com
missoners and was prepared to move in his
stock Saturday. Thursday night meet
ing of Paramount citizens was held and a
resolution was adopted that no saloon should
ever be established in that village. Satur
day morning at an early hour the town was
startled by a terrific explosion, and it was
soon found that the building which Smith
was to occupy, and one adjoining, it were
in flames. 1t is said there is not the slight
est doubt that the buildings were blown up
by dynamite
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22

The governors of Vermont, Connecticut.
Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania
have issued circular letter inviting the
governors of all the states to send repre-
sentatives to a conference at New York on
August 23d, to consider the extradition Of
criminals by one state to another. AT pres
ent there is no uniformity in state laws reg
ulating the return Of criminals TO the state
in which their crimes were committed, and
from which they have fled, by states in
which they have taken refuge. The desir-
ability of a uniformity of laws on this sub
ject has long been apparent, since the pres
ent lack of harmony is the cause Of fire.
quent delays and unnecessary expense in
capturing criminals that have fled from one
state TO another.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22
IInIifnn.

A meeting of the Halifax agricultural so
elety will Ice held at their hall in West Hal
lax the last Saturday in August, and all
interested should Ice present. The eighth
annual fair of the society will be held on
Wednesday, Oct. ..
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22

The Presidents outing was married by n
fatal accident last Saturday on the Rome,
Watertown and Ogdensburg railroad. By
the breaking of connecting rod the en-
CINE of the excursion train on which Presi-
dent Cleveland and his party were return
ing from the Thousand Islands, was disa-
bled while running at high speed, and the
engineer thrown from the cab and killed.
Fortunately his presence Of mind in setting
the brakes and blowing the danger signal
before he lost his life saved the train from
probable destruction. The fireman, whose
life was undoubtedly saved by the quick
action of the engineer in lifting him upon
the tender, was no less faithful in closing
the throttle and bringing the engine to n
standstill at the risk of his life.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22

belOW:
Liabilities surplus gained "
New York Life, sG3. .a5l S7.5s7.95l Sqis.aIs
Mutual Life, SlOG42l,l@a :, -, 81 S3is. ua
In additiun 10 the above surplus tn, New York
Life has 4l7G, * - surplus Tor Tuntinr folicv
holders making it, gross surplus Sit.7Gi. $40 N
In other words with liabilities only thr,.,. hftbs a.
much ~ the Mutual Life computed bv the in
surunce department Oh the hasis OF I-.r cent r,.
serves FOR each company the New York Life has
almost double the surplus Of the Mutual Life.
lnasmuch a. dividends Co policy holders can
only h. paid from surplus any person can readily
determine which company can make policies tn.
most profitable In the future The Rrattl.hor,
agents OF the Mutual Life content themselves iv
showing what large" dividends that conpany
has paid In thu past without showing how small
dtridends that company must pay in the futur,.
as compared 10 the New York Life Thns.. who
insure In lss have NOR, interest iu futur,. diyi
dends, when their policies settled than in tn,
past dividends that cannot b. paid again The
local agents Of the Mutual Life purposely failed
10 state how much smaller the dividends are IN that
company IN lss than they wer- IN former v.ar,
We leave them u solve the problem Of how To d.
vide the surplus Of that company in the futur,. so
~ 10 have Its policy holders get even One, half ~
much 10 dividends as IN the New York Life,
The New Nork Life Insurance company is now
paying mRturrd l5-year Tuntine endowment pol
icies which return to the insured all premiums
paid with nearly per cent compound interest
thereon, As All investment, without charge. for
life Insurance from 1872 h. lss7 The New York
LIES endowment and annuity business and sur
plus is larger than that OF any other company IN the
world, showing that investors Of large premiums
arr attracted by the superior value Of it, invest
ment contracts, which have 50 far returned larger
profits To policy-holders than those of any other
company Respectfully submitted
CUDWORTH q CHILDS.
Agents for the New Nork Life
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22

Midsummer is upon us, and, though we
have had unusually hot weather since the
beginning of July, thus far the country has
escaped in a remarkable degree the diseases
incident TO the season. Cholera, which has
it, permanent home in India, has shown no
sign Of its existence, and the more dreadful
plague Of yellow fever, which belongs to
this hemisphere, has so far barely touched
US at the Florida Keys. Science has long
since maintained that Asiatic cholera has
its origin in the filthy habits Of the swarm
ing population Of the East, and experience
has amply demonstrated the truth Of the
theory. The greatest ravages of the dis
ease and its most frequent occurrences have
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22

~ the success OF Hoods SarsapaTilla Is the fact
tnAt every purchaser receives fair equivalent far
nus money. The familiar headline 100 Doses Gns
dollar, stolen by initators, is original with And
rue oniy Of Hoods sarsaparila. This cen easily
ne proven by any one who desires 10 test the maj
tT fn, fer real economy, buy only Hoods sarsana
riila' Sold BY all druggists. ''' A'pA'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22

The New Hampshire House of Represen-
tatives has passed 10-hour bill which pro
vides that ''no minor under the age of Is,
and no woman, shall be employed in labor
ing in any manufacturing or mechanical es-
tablishment in this state more than ten
hours, except when it is necessary to make
repairs to prevent the interruption of the
running of the machinery, or when a diff
ferent apportionment of the hours of labor
is made for the sole purpose of making
shorter day work for one day of the week. 4"
1t also provides that 'no child under the
age of ID years shall be employed in any
manufacturing establishment in the state,
the penalty being a fine of not less than S2j
or more than $50 imposed upon the employ
err parent or guardian who allows such a
child to work" The fact that the bill pass
ed the House by unanimous vote indicates
the recent growth of public sentiment
against oppressive hours of labor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22

Col, Hooker, who is to ofiiciate as chief
marshal at the laying of the cornerstone Of
the Bennington battle monument, Aug. 1G,
attended a meeting of the various commit
tees at Bennington ON Monday, for making
preparation for the ceremonies. An order
was arranged and will shortly be published.
1t is expected that the procession will be
an imposing one, and that fully 20, 600 men
will participate. The procession will con
sist of the First Brigade, Vermont Nation
al Guard, Brigadier General William l..
Greenleaf commanding, the Grand Army
of the Republic, the governors of Vermont,
New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and
stalls, representative of the United States
government, judges of the supreme court,
federal officials and civic societies The
Masonic division will consist of the Yer
mont Grand and subordinate commanders,
reinforced by the Knights Templars of other
states the Grand Lodge of Vermont, the
Grand Masters of New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts and other eminent Masons. In the
cornerstone viii be deposited histories Of
Vermont and New England, those of Ma
sonic and other civic societies, and copies
of important state records The procession
and ceremonies will be followed by re-
view Of the brigade by Gov Ormsbee and
visiting state and national officials
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22
Gbr l)rrmunt 31bUnir.
BRATTLEBORO.
FRIDAY, JULY %. 1887

And so Jacob Sharp, the great New York
thief and corruptionist, gets a sentence Of
four years in Sing Sing and fine Of 5000.
This may be justice in his case, since he is
a feeble old man, and the four years is
about equivalent 10 life sentence hut if
Sharp deserved four years, the men who
violated their oaths of Office and accepted
his brides should not have been let off with
less than twenty.
BY Queen Victorias assent the Irish
crimes act amendment bill, known com
monty as the coercion act, has now become
a law. 1t is doubtful il it will ever be fair
ly tested, and certainly not for some weeks,
as the administration will not enforce it
rigidly at the outset and possibly never.
The Irish will not consent TO be governed
by it, and its enforcement cannot be press
ed without creating more of disturbance in
the Emerald Isle than the tory government
could stand up under. Meanwhile the lib
erals are jubilant over the result Of the re
cent elections which show a decided break
in the conservative ranks.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22
And are We traitors yet alive
Aud do We still rebel
Aud is Il not amazing strange
Tint Vgt urta moi la l..lls 81


And so Col. Haskins was removed bv a
Democratic President for truthfully char
acterizing traitors in a speech which he
made in 1850, was he Or was it for par
aphrasing verse from one of the hymns
of DR.. Watts Which was it, Hiram Oh,
give us something more substantial
In justice TO Col Haskins we shall expect
the Argus and Patriot to publish the fore
going extract from his speech of August "A,
lSSO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-13
AMERICAN MONEY IN iceland.

BALTIMORE. Aug 12.-The Suu will publish to- morrow
letter from its special correspondent In Dublin in
which he speaks of the disposition Of money
collected in this country for ireland He says: "The
testimonial TO Mr. Parnell made up in America and here
amounted to 10000 pounds, or in round numbers
10000 Before this his circumstances were much
but with this he paid of mortgages on his
propertv started afresh and his finances are now In
most comfortable condition Most OF the other Nation
ast leaders have given testimonials ranging from
1000 pounds to 6000 pounds Michael Davtt SAID Tor
long time he would not accept reward for bis Efforts
but he finally accepted testimonial in the shape OF ono
Of the prettest estates TO be found in the vicinity OF
Dublin .
Mr.. Cochran head OF the largest firm in Dublin. said
that there had been little money contributed ior
the Irish cause in Ireland IL was the moHey which
tame from America which kept up all the agitation ana
America stopped sending contributions the agitation
would soon cease The people In America could have
aWle idea OF how many idle men were living on their
speaking Of United States pensioners in Ireland the
Aaong the duties OF the American ConsaS in Ireland 10
ps1~sns 70 several hundrsd persona VIM sis On me
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-13
SOUTH AMERICAN NEWS.

REvoLUTIONIsTs AND MUTINEEks SENTENCED TO
DEATH-EARTHQUAKEs
PANAMA Aug 5.-The report OF the Argentine Minis
ter OF Az ricuture shows that the value OF the crops this
year Is estimated at IL 140.OO0.000.
The circulating medium question Is rs much at
sizes ana sevens in Ecuador tits in Colombia Mon
etary matters confusion and the outlook is no bet
ter than 1t was February g. when the Minister OF the
Treasury wrote the Governor OF Guayaquil that
"comrlete monetary anarchy is about to ensue in the
interior provinces"
La Ndeion of July 10 SAID "Nne OF the twenty 'our
mutnous soldiers who have been tried by rmaftia
have been sentenced death and the others have been
declared not guilty Consequently, there now IN All
tW euty persons here under sentence of death All
have petitioned the Government for clemency"
On June H. court-maral sentenced to death eleven
revolutonsts captured in the late fight In the north OF
Ecuador.
OF late the ChHan HD'es published in Valparaiso. reg
uarly contains earthquake" section to record the
frequent shakes.
The population OF Chilli, according to the census
taken on November g. 1885, n total population o.
2524 i76 inhabitants The Increase In ten years was
529O3, nearly Il per cent The number ~ foreign
domiced In the country had Increased from 2oO3J
In lsT5 to 10000 in 1888.
The Constitutional OF Entire Rios publishes statistics
respecting the beef business in what are known a. the
Saladeros Of the RIO Grande. The business Is 81
gantc and ye ry increasing. Among all the " sal
aderOs" 100000 head OF cattle slaughtered last
year. At Bania Blanca during the prese nt year there
for their taow it is expected in all TO Kill about
10000 horses this year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-13
PRINCE FERDINANUS JOURNEY.

CHEERED AS HE SAILS DOWN THE DANUBE-HE
IssUis MANIFESTO.
SIsTovA, Aug. 12-An the heights surrounding the
the quays the river front were crowded TO-
day when the bearing Prince Ferdinand passed
on its way to Rustchuk The Prince enthusiastically
cheered He will return from Rustcnuk tomorrow and
the troops here and will then proceed direct for
Trnova where the Prefect will read manifesto to the
troops and assembled inhabitants.
The Prince has issued manifesto in which he says
Having been elected Sovereign OF the bulgarian people
consider it my sacred duty set foot at the earliest
possible moment my country in order to devote
my life 10 the happiness greatness and progress OF ioV-
ing people am convinced that they will support my
endeavors to realize glorious future for Bulgaria
SOPHIA Aug l2.-An the garrisons here have fred
sautes to announce presence Of Prince Ferdinand In
Bulgaria.
PARIS. Aug. 1.-THE French agents In Bulgaria nave
been instructed avoid all Intercourse with Prince
Ferdinand and his government
PRsTH Aug. 12.-Count Zichy, who went with Prince
Ferdinand to Orsova asserts that Connt kalnoky. the
Imperial Minister of Foreign Affairs wrote on Tuesday
Prince Ferdinand, eXhortng him in solemn anu even
harsh terms not 10 90 10 Bulgaria Count kanoEy Is
going schl confer with Emperor Francis Joseph on
the situation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-13
. uURDERER CARRIED TO THE GALLOWS

PErERsBURG, Va. Aug. IL SpecidD.-Hoimes Il
Purvear OF DInwidde County, executed this
afternoon at Prince George Courthouse Tor the muir
der of his wife In June. 1885, with stychnine admin
istered in whskcy toddy. They lived unhappiy
together AT o'clock this morning Puryear made an
attempt TO commit suicide by cutting deep gash n
hi, neck and also one on his with knife which
he had concealed in his cell. The wounds. however,
did not prove serious enough 70 prevent the tdnging
which took place at 2:15 p. Puryear was so weak
from the oss OF blood thai four men had to carry hIn
up Oh the gallows. He stated from the gaiIo~s 'ns ~
ba vas mboeent of the crime for which he had to
forfeit his lite and denounced the judge and jury who
rrea his case and tho witnesses who testified aganss
hin. - .,,o. ,xo,,
Petersburg where Puryear mad been oonhned am the
murderer was carried from here IN vehicle IN whcn
wsrs severaI guards and his spiritual adviser the
Reg J. W. Rosebro, pastor Uf the Table Street Pres
byterian Church of this city: Several mointed men
rode in the front and rear of the vehicle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-13
CANADA SEXES ANOTHER VESSEL.

INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS OVER a ktGAiltED
WRECK on THE NOVA SCOTIA COAST.
OTTAWA, Aug. 12.-An interesting point OF nterna-
tonal law has arisen the wreck Of American
upon the OF Nova scotia The vessel was con-
demned and ordered be sold tor the benefit OF the
underwriters and bought in by her original owner
who proceeded TO repair and float her. Meanwhile the
Collector of Customs at shelburne. W. Atwood wrote 10
the Customs Department here asking for Instructors as
TO whether the vessel liable for duty or not Inc
Commissioner Of Customs answered that as the vesse
had been wrecked sold and no longer snip nut
"a chatel and as the owner was an American ctZeh INC
Collector should enforce the pay ment OF uuty Inc es
sells refused to pay stating that he ncnueu 10
take his vessel back 10 the United States as soon as Sc
was noated oft: that he had intention OF becoming
British subject flying the British flag, aud therefore ne
had right to pay duty The Collector thereupOn seIed
the vessel and the owner has gone TO Washington 20 lay
his before the United states Government
CHARLoTTETowN. p i. :, Aug. 12.-The American
schooner J. III. g. Perkins absolutely released by
Customs Collector Foley last night and cleared to-day for
North Bay. f. j. Hodgson Dominion Law Agent, caused
a writ to he served Captain Mcdonald for $1,000
Captain Nc Donald has put In adeence In court and VIII
contest the It's inertia Tie will take action
against the Dominion Government for damages caused
by delay.
OTTAWA Aug. 12.-The statement that the Fisheries
Department Is about TO substitute small steam Launches
for the present cruisers In the fisheries protection service
Ia incorrect.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-13

MILWAUKEE, Ang. IA dispatch TO The Eremn0 Wis
coHsin from Madison. Wis. the fire at the MENDOZA
Insane Hospital this morning destroyed the large frame
barn belonging to the insuon, 100 tons OF hay eleven
head OF thoroughbred cattle fine Holsten bull val
ned at ~ 600 and nearly all the farm machinery. wag
seghs etc. The loss Is e2ooop. with no Insurance
The roof OF the asylum ablaze At Que time apd me
BOZ paHicstricken pItient- were inarahaed III TIE mans
ready 10 leave the building
Boston. Aug. IA two-story wooden building To Ais
ton occupied by Beck a Harris hardware dealers was
burned this morning The loss Is s17OO' fuIy Insured
BUFFALO. Aug. L tSp.etdL.-Ihc Columbia brewery
icebonse and nalthou.e were burned late this after
noon. The loss Is $50 OOO with $4,000 Insurance.
NoKwIcn Conn, Aug ia lire to-day IN the store
OF the Baltic mill damaged 1000 pieces OF cloth
valued at 5000 damage u building, 500; covered
by lnburaucr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-13
DISASTROUS FIRE IN PITISBURG.
A VALUABLE CITY BLOCK DESTROYED.
THE LOSS MILLION DOLLARS OR MoRE-FIREMEN
HINDERED BY THE CRowDs.

THE LOSS A MILLION DOLLARS OR MoRE-FlREMkN
HINDERED BY THE CRowDs.
PITTsBURG, Aug. 12-The most disastrous hre
known here for many years ragged IN the heart OF
the city and the da mage. which cannot now DO
estimated. will certainly reach up to million
dollars. Shortly before 0 o'clock tonight smoke
was seen issuing from the rear of Masonic HAN
on Fifth-ave. The fire seemed to be In
the second story which was occupied
by Campbell tS Dick as carpet wareroom lhe
flames spread TO IIamllton's magnificent ninestory
building adjoining, and by II o'clock the n&mes
had reached such proportions that the entire fire
department of the city was called out AT ll;4o
Schmidt & Fridays building. another fine struct-
ure nine stories high, caught fire from the ill.,
tense heat and in ten minutes more The
Dispdtch building adjoining was in haines.
These buildings are now burning fercely and az
midnight there are no indications OF the fire being
controlled Residents and owners of property for
a half mile around went upon their roofs TO ex'
tlnguish the sparks with buckets of water.
On Virgin alley. in the of the Masonic Hall,
a number of tenement houses have been destroyed
and twelve families rendered homeless so far no
casualties have been reported. The crowd was so
great that frcmen were unable to do ehectiveWorR.
Fifth-ave a morrow th6roughIare. was one solid
impossible lam. Through this crowd tho fremen
had to lay their lines with the and OF
squads of policemen, who alone could enforce
respect by the free use of maccs. Section after
section of hose burst under the high pressure under
which the engines were working. difficulty that
was increased by the tramping of thousands of feet
upon the lines.
The Hamilton structure extended entirely through
the block to Virgin-allcy. A long ladder was run
up the rear and a detail of fircmen slowly toiied
upward with line of hose. When the NTH
story windows had been almost reached the water
was turned on at frightfuI pressure The shock
almost hurled the men at the nozzle from the ladder
The wriggng, tortuous hose wnthed IN their
grasp TO release il would have been to have stripped
those lower down from the lofty ladder. With cool
resolution. however, the men pointed the stream
directly aoft and cung to the swaying elastic
ladder that at every moment threa tened to careen
to the pavement below. In this Derilous. agonlz.ng
position they cung for fully four minutes until the
pressure lowered.
Four hours after the fire started the square
bounded by Fifth. Wood and SmIthted sts. and
Virgin Alley was a smouldering ruin and property
worth 81 900, 900 had been consumed. The prop
erty was the most valuable in the city.
A rumor is aflOat tbot the fire was the work of
ncendiaries and that it started for the purpose
of robbery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-13
THE COLOR LINE ~ TIE ORDER OFFORESTERS.

THE COLOR LINE ~ TIE ORDER 0FFoREsTERS
CHICAGO, Aug. I2.-There was a long and animated
discussion In the Subsidiary High Court of Foresters
yesterday the report of the delegates to the last
meeting OF the High Court in England 1t seems thas
the English the larger branch OF the ORDER admits men
OF all colors the Foresters in the United states wiz
not accept colored people. Tho English prAncn =, o
now nterferes and attempts control the
dm.s,on n, coored people This had the effect o!
stlrrng up the delegates IN the present h
hours taxcn up yesterday VIII psS court The
Whole thing may end in secession Of me D ss
High Court from the s o GOO and In the OLD country
600